English dictionary
bosom
nounPronunciation
ˈbʊz(ə)m
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
noun
- cloth that covers the chest or breasts
noun
- a person's breast or chest
noun
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
noun
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
noun
- the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
verb
- hide in one's bosom
Example sentences
his willing embrace of new ideas
in the bosom of the family
in your heart you know it is true
her story would melt your bosom
his bosom was bursting with the secret
Hug me, please
They embraced
He hugged her close to him
She bosomed his letters